Lid for paper containers



May 2, 1950 c. BARBIERI 2,505,748

LID FOR PAPER CONTAINERS Filed Aug. 12, 1948 2 .1MM I wml. 'M l.)

I N V EN TOR. CESARE BA HB/ER/ glmwvdw A TTORNE Y Patented May 2, 1950 LID FOR PAPER CONTAINERS Cesare Barbieri, New York, N. Y., assignor to Dixie Cup Company, Chicago,

Delaware Ill., a corporation of Application August 12, 1948, Serial No. 43,839 4 Claims.. Cl. 229-55) This invention relates to covers or lids for paper containers or cups.

Paper containers are now used for many commodities, such as liquids or food products, cold or hot, etc.

It often becomes desirable to close such containers to protect the contents and covers are often removed and replaced many times. It is desirable, moreover, that the cover or lid protect the upper edge ci the container from exposure or contamination Paper containers vary widely in shape and size. For instance, some containers have beads at the upper edge, others have a flat upper edge.

This invention has lor its salient object to provide a container cover or lid so constructed that it will readily and tightly fit and seal the upper ends or rims of containers of varying sizes and conformation or shape.

Another object oi the invention is to provide a container lid or cover so constructed that it will have a yielding contact with the outer surlace of the upper edge or rim oi the container.

.another object ol the invention is to provide a container lid or cover so constructed that it can be used repeatedly and will efiectively close and seal the container on such repeated use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container cover or lid so constructed that it will ht tightly on the container when pressed down to partial or to its extreme downward posi- "tlon on the container.

Another object ol the invention is to provide a container lid or cover so constructed that it will etiectlvely nt and seal a rollededge or straight or lint container edge or wall.

ther objects oi the invention will appear troni the following speciiication talren in connection with the drawings which torni a part or this application, and in which:

Fig. l is an elevational view, partly in section, illustrating the container lid or cover in closing position on a paper cup having a rolled top;

rig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. l illustrating the cover or lid in closing position on a container having a straight wall at the upper end;

lEf'ig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation of the cover or lid shog the encircling band or strip before the lower portion thereof has been folded inwardly or upwardly;

llg. ll is a sectional elevation taken substantially on line l of Fig. 3, loo in the direction or the we; n

l l t is a tional elevation of the lid or cover 2 in completed form before it is applied to the container;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional elevation of a portion of a lid in which the encircling band consists of a single ply or strip of material instead of a multiple ply as shown in the preceding gures; Y

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating the construction in an enlarged section; and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged section of the construction shown in Fig. l.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. l to 5, 7 and 8, the container cover or lid comprises a body portion or disk lll having an annular depending ilange il at the periphery thereof. A strip or ribbon of paper is wrapped around the ange il and in this form of the invention the strip or ribbon is wrapped around the flange to form two plies it and il. This ttl double wrap or two ply construction is more permarient and secure than a single wrap, which tends to become unglued and open up. 'llhe plies Il and it at the portions thereof opposite the flange are secured to each other and to the outer surface of the ilange.

The strip or ribbon is of sumcient width to form a. depending portion which extends below the lower edge of the nange ll, these depending portions being shown at l5 and `it in Fig. 3, attention being called to the fact that the portions l5 and lt are not glued or secured to each other. The depending portions l t and l t are then folded inwardly and upwardly to the position shown in lig. 5, in which the ends of these portions .are dis-1 posed within the inner surface of the ange il, this folding operation being carried out in such a manner that the fibers of the paper will not be broken down or injured. The inner ends of the portions it and it are then preferably flattened or ironed, as shown at Il'l, to form a shoulder at it which, as shown in Fig. l, nts snugly around the under half of the roll or bead 2l formed on the upper end of the container ll.

Attention is called to the fact that a bulge or cushion 2t is formed by the inturned portions it and it of the band which encircles the flange l t. When the cover shown in Fig. 5 is applied to a container 2l with a rolled or beaded end 2t in the manner shown in Fig. 1, the cushion 25 is compressed as the cover is pressed downwardly over the beaded end t l, and due to the resiliency of the material in the portions l5 and i6 of the plies l2 and l 3, a tight seal will be formed around the bead 2t.

This cover is equally well adapted for use' on a container such as that shown at 29 in Pig. 2,

having a dat or straight wall 21 at the upper end thereof. When the cover is placed on this container, the portions I5 and I6 of the plies of the encircling band are flattened out and slide upwardly against the inner surface of of the flange Il.

It will be evident that the cushion or bulge 25 adapts the cover or lid for use on containers of different shapes and sizes.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 6, a single strip or ribbon 30 of material is wound around and secured to the outer surface of the flange 3|, and this strip is folded inwardly and upwardly so that the inner portion 32 thereof will engage the inner surface of the iiange 3| as the cover is applied to the container. This cover is used in the same manner as illustrated inFlgs. 1 to 5, 'I and 8.

The preferred form of the invention is the two ply construction since the tool used in the spin ning or folding operation engages the ply l5 and does not come in contact with the ply i6 or the inner ply in the completed cover. Thus, any tendency of the tool to break down or injure the iibers and lessen the resiliency thereof is not communicated to the Iply i6 which retains its normal resiliency. Moreover, when the iid shown in Figs. i to 5,. 7 and 8 is coated with wax, the wax coating does not penetrate the inner ply oi the fold and the resiliency or the cushion is retained.

Although certain specific embodiments of the invention have been particularly shown and described it will be understood that the invention is capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as expressed in the folio claims.

What I claim is: y

1. A paper cover for a container comprising a disk having an annular depending ange on the periphery thereof, and a band encircling and secured to said flange and extending beyond the iiange, the free end of the band being folded back on itself and extending upwardly to a Dosi- 'tion dis/posed within the inner surface of the ilange and being slidable relative thereto.

2. A paper cover for a container comprising a disk having an annular depending :lange on the periphery thereof, and a multi-ply band encircling and secured to said flange and extending beyond the flange, the free end of the band being turned inwardly and upwardly within the inside surface of the flange, the plies of the band being secured to each other at the portions thereof encircling the flange and being free from each other at the inturned portions thereof.

3. A paper cover for a container comprising a disk having an annular depending ange on the periphery thereof, and a. multi-ply band encircling and secured to said flange and extending beyond the flange, the free end of the band being turned inwardly and upwardly within the inside surface of the flange, the plies of the band being secured to each other at the portions thereof encircling the iiange and being free from each other at the inturned portions thereof and the inner edges of the inturned plies of the band being compressed and ilattened.

4. A paper cover for a container comprising a disk having an annular flange depending from the periphery thereof, and a strip of paper encircling and secured to said flange and extending below the flange, the portion of the strip extending beyond the flange being folded back, inwardly and upwardly and extending to a position within the inner surface of the flange, said folded portion having a normally convex inner surface and the portion within the flange being slidable thereon.

CESARE BARBIERI.

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